Chapter 18 of The shooting party is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The shooting party is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate. The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us. XXIV We heard the roar of the lake.
Chapter 18 of The shooting party is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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shining intensely
From this reading “The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.”
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading “Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.”
plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
From this reading “The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “XXIV We heard the roar of the lake.”
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.”
In this reading “Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.”
at or in the front
In this reading “The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.”
In this reading “The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.”
In this reading “XXIV We heard the roar of the lake.”
In this reading “The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.”
In this reading “The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
shining intensely
From this reading The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
plural of “flash” — a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
From this reading The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading XXIV We heard the roar of the lake.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading XXIV We heard the roar of the lake.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading XXIV We heard the roar of the lake.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.
in the direction of
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading XXIV We heard the roar of the lake.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Five minutes later “Screw” and I were driving in a closed carriage towards the Count's estate.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The rain rattled on the roof of the carriage, and the whole time there were blinding flashes of lightning in front of us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
From this reading XXIV We heard the roar of the lake.
Chapter 18 of The shooting party by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 18 holds 415 sentences of The shooting party, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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